i promise to tell you this..

I could promise to hold you, and to cherish you. I could promise to be there in sickness and in health.
I could say till death do us part. But I won't. Those vows are for optimistic couples, the ones full of hope.
And I do not stand here, on my wedding day, optimistic or full of hope. I am not optimistic. I am not hopeful...
I am sure and I am steady. So this, I am sure. You are my partner, my lover, my very best friend.
My heart beats for you. And on this day, the day of our wedding, I promise you this.
I promise you to lay my heart in the palm of your hands. I promise you ... me.